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Two blue bloods at college basketball remained firmly anchored at the top of the AP Top 25 after a week of easy wins, while two others fell completely after a week full of defeats.
First place votes in parentheses
1. Duc (53)
2. Kansas (7)
3. Gonzaga
4. Virginia (2)
5. Tennessee (1)
6. Nevada
7. North Carolina
8. Auburn
9. Michigan
10. Kentucky
11. State of Michigan
12. State of Kansas
13. Virginia Tech
14. State of Florida
15. State of Mississippi
16. Clemson
17. UCLA
18. TCU
19. LSU
20. Iowa
21. Oregon
22. Buffalo
23. State of Ohio
24. Purdue
25. Wisconsin
One of them happens to be the reigning national champion.
Duke, number one, and Kansas, number 2, have done little to damage their status as contenders for the national title, but Villanova and Syracuse moved away from the Top 25 on Monday. The Wildcats lost a rematch of last year's championship game against Michigan, then Saturday in overtime against Furman to give a consecutive loss to coach Jay Wright's team for the first time. first time in five years.
The Wildcats went to No. 8 last week. They were among those who received votes this week.
"We are trying to solve a lot of chemistry problems with our team, we have a lot of new guys," said Villanova's guard, Phil Booth. "We are trying to play more together and fix things."
The Wildcats are trying to replace key players Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman after the championship race last year. And while a strong recruiting class is trying to make its way, the Wildcats start 2-2 for the first time since 1997.
They are also the first national champion to have started 2-2 since UCLA in 1995.
The Wildcats are not the only major program to collapse this week. Syracuse went from number 15 to the poll after losing to Connecticut and Oregon in the 2k Classic.
"We must play better on the offensive [if] We're gonna succed. Our defense is far from what it was last year. It's something that must also improve, "said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, whose team is 2-2 for the first time since the 1987-88 season. . " There is no doubt that we have a lot of work to do. We are far. "
The top five remained unchanged with Duke in first place, getting 53 of 63 votes in first place after routing east Michigan. Kansas took second place with seven votes for first place after his victories over Vermont and Louisiana-Lafayette, followed by Gonzaga, Virginia and Tennessee.
"I think we've grown a little more in recent days," said Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose team faced the San Diego State in the first round of the tournament of Maui Invitational Monday.
Gonzaga (3-0) and Auburn (8-0) are also in the tournament.
"It's an excellent field," Krzyzewski said. "You play three consecutive days, which will never happen otherwise during the season, so success or failure needs to be looked at more closely – it's a great opportunity for the competition, and there's big teams in the tournament, which is usually the case when we participate in the tournament. "
AT THE TOP
The only major move in the top 10 involved the stall of Villanova and Michigan (5-0) going from number 18 to ninth. Nevada (3-0) remained sixth and North Carolina (4-0) seventh. Auburn won a place and Kentucky (3-1) completed the top 10.
GREAT RISERS
Wolverines were the biggest drivers, and Virginia Tech (4-0) climbed three places to 13th. Clemson was 16th, followed by UCLA, TCU and LSU; each of them also gained three places.
ALSO SLIDING
Marquette joined Villanova and Syracuse after the ballot after the loss of the Golden Eagles (3-1) by Indiana. Oregon (3-1) went from 13th to 21st place after dividing its matches against Iowa and Syracuse in New York.
BIG TEN NEW ARRIVALS
Iowa (4-0) entered the poll in 20th place after defeating Oregon and eliminated UConn to win the 2K Classic. This is the first time the Hawkeyes have been ranked since the last poll of the 2015-16 season.
The other newcomers this week also belonged to the Big Ten: Ohio State (4-0) came in at No. 23 after defeating Creighton and South Carolina State, and Wisconsin was ahead of another Big Ten rival, Nebraska, at No. 25 after the Badgers (3-0) took care of Xavier and Houston Baptist.
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